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".PETERS PHOTO-UTHOGRAPNEIL WASHINGTON, D. C.

To all whom it may concern:

JAcoB. onELL, or `PETROLEUM on'NTRE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters .Patent Z'Vo. 106,196, dated August 9, 1870.

IMPROVED SCRBBING-BRUSH.

. The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

Be it known that I, J A0013 ODnLn, of Petroleum Centre, in the county ofVenango and State ot' Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved-Scrubbivngf'Brush; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description-ot' the sanle, reference heilig hadtothe accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification.V

"My invention reit-esto that class of scrubbingbrushes which is operatedby a person standing, and

by means o'f a long handle. 1

I t consis s in forming two `distinct and independent brushes upon thesame block, ata wide interval apart, and with a shorter stiffintermediate strip placed centraily between them.

A is the bristle-bloeit. Y B B are twoindependent brushes, (located oneat each end,) 'and i 0 is the strip oi' liard substance inserted in thecent'er of the block. V p

D is the block attached tothe brush, and Y E is the long handle.

The stiii central piece O, being shorter than the bristles, allows themto bend and obtain a full sweep ofthe door, while it only enies intoaction when they 'are full pressed into the inclined'rubbingposition.

I am aware thatstii'elastic substances have been employed-heretoforebetween rows of bristles, but they have been hitherto made of the' samelength.

The objection to this is that the brush rides upon and is supported bythesestrips, while the bristles (both before and behind) are notable tocome down to ghe-ir work, but act very snperiicially and veryimperectly. Again, in'those brushes known to the public, the strips arelocated in immediate proximity to the bristles, which is agreat defect,lsince the latter ex! tend back (when bent) against the former, and nospace or time is left for the soap or alkaline water to meisten the dirtor grease in advance of thel strip.-

This I completely lavoid by employing two distinct brushes, with a widevacant. space on both sides oi' the strip.

Having thus vdescribed all that is necessary to a clear understanding ofmy invention, 4 .i

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Le? ters Patent, isl Along-handled scrubber, having two independent brushes, B B, a centralstrip, C, shorter than the bristles, and a vacant spneebetween the saidstrip and bristles, as shownand described.

Witnesses: J AGOB ODELL.

J. CRowY, G. S. LAWRENCE.

